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Members of the German military carry lit torches in honor of General (GEN) Charles L. Donnelly Jr., departing commander in chief, US Air Force Europe, and Allied Air Forces Central Europe. The Soldiers are participating in the"Grand Tatoo,"one of the West Germany military's highest honors

Members of the German military carry lit torches in honor of General (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOMAD THRUST Base: Ramstein Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Patrick Nugent Release Status: ... More

A close up view of a US Air Force B-2 Spirit Bomber from 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, MO being refueled by the boom and refueling arm of a KC-10 Extender aircraft. The image was taken from the Boom Operators position

A close up view of a US Air Force B-2 Spirit Bomber from 509th Bomb Wi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Whiteman Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Chuck Reger Release Status: Rel... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Kristin Delgado and SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Chris Davis, assigned to the 7th Munitions Squadron (MS), inspect 40mm Green Smoke Signal Flares during a Surge Exercise at Dyess Air Force Base (AFB), Texas (TX)

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Kristin Delgado and SENIO...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Combat Command Scene Camera Operat... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Ericka Bissard, 347th Communications Squadron (CS), Moody Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia (GA), records the number of sit-ups and push-ups for a fellow 347th CS member who has just completed the timed sit-up and push-up portion of a Air Force wide mandatory Physical Training (PT) exercise

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Ericka Bissard, 347th Communic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Rob Jensen, USAF Release Status: Re... More

Airman Basic Mariano Pacada, 334th Training Squadron

Airman Basic Mariano Pacada, 334th Training Squadron

Airman Basic Mariano Pacada, 334th Training Squadron student, assists Carl Washington, Area 7 athlete, with decorating his hat during the Special Olympics Mississippi 2018 Summer Games at the Olympic Village at... More

040821-F-7874H-020 (Aug. 21, 2004)US Air force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Baumbaugh examines a porcelain bowl at a Bazaar held at Manas Air Base (AB), Kyrgyzstan KGZ).U.S. Air Force official photo by Robin Hicks (RELEASED)

040821-F-7874H-020 (Aug. 21, 2004)US Air force (USAF) Technical Sergea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Manas Air Base Country: Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) Scene Camera Operator: Robin Hicks, CIV, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Services Squadron (ESVS) ignite an M2A burner unit during the initial set up of the dinning facility tent at Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Service...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane Cuomo, USAF Releas... More

Gina Caudill, A Raytheon Engine Technician contracted by the Air Force, performs an NDI (Non Destructive Inspection) on the titanium blades from the F110-GE-100 engine of the F-16 Viper. Gina is applying a flourescent coating that will show small cracks and flaws under a black light source. This took place at Avinao Air Base, Italy, on August 3rd 2000

Gina Caudill, A Raytheon Engine Technician contracted by the Air Force...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mitch Fuqua, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Marlena Cabrera-Smith and Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Buck Connor toss ribs on the grill for the 10th Expeditionary Medical Squadron (EMS) Deployment Birthday Party, at a Tent City, on Incirlik Air Base (AB), Turkey, during Operation NORTHERN WATCH

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Marlena Cabrera-Smith and Tech...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: TS... More

040828-F-89646M-008 (Aug. 28, 2004)These mortar rounds are part of the many munitions captured by Iraqi and US military forces in the wake of the fighting in An Najaf, Iraq (IRQ). Members of Al Sadr's Muqtada Militia cached large amounts of weapons and ammunition in various places throughout the city. U.S. Air Force photo by SENIOR AIRMAN Christopher A. Marasky (RELEASED)

040828-F-89646M-008 (Aug. 28, 2004)These mortar rounds are part of the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Forward Operating Base Duke State: Najaf Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Christopher A. Marasky, USAF Release Status: Released to... More

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Roy Houchin, Joint Interface Control Officer (JICO) from the Combined Task Force (CTF), helps AIRMAN (AMN) Alberto Santillan Vazquez, US Navy (USN) VAQ-134, build an electric model plane at the Skills Development Center on Incirlik Air Base (AB), in Turkey

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Roy Houchin, Joint Inter...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Dennis J. Henry Jr., USAF Release St... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeants (TSGT) Tom Ricks (left) and Daniel Lewis perform a data integrity check with USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Roy Washington III (center) on an ACES II (ejection seat) drogue parachute. The Survival Equipment Shop, 31st Maintenance Squadron (MXS), Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy (ITA), pack the drogue parachutes and pilots parachutes into USAF F-16 Fighting Falcons in Hangar 1. The drogue parachute is designed to pull the chair away from the pilot after ejection. The red shirt is worn in the 31st MXS for morale purposes

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeants (TSGT) Tom Ricks (left) and Da...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Priscilla Robinson, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

US Air Force (USAF) personnel from the 75th Services Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, hammer in the metal stakes that provide stability for tents at Cairo West Air Base "Tent City" during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01-02. Bright Star is a multi-national exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military cooperation among US Military our key allies, and our regional partners

US Air Force (USAF) personnel from the 75th Services Squadron, Mountai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01-02 Base: West Cario Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SRA D. Myles Cullen, USAF Release Status: Rel... More

Donatello, Desert Ninja, adorns the nose of a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft from the 435th Tactical Airlift Wing, Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, during Operation Desert Shield.

Donatello, Desert Ninja, adorns the nose of a C-130 Hercules transport...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Jose Lopez Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

New Mosquito Boat gets a tryout. Washington, D.C., June 19. The PT-9, first of the new 'Mosquito Boats' to be delivered to the U.S. Navy under the President's $15,000,000 experimental small craft program had a preview for the press today. This is the same type of boat that the government is in process of releasing to the British Navy, causing great unrest and indignation in Capitol circles. Eight other boats will be based at the naval operating base, Norfolk, Virginia, to undergo severe seagoing tests. The squadron will be known as the Mosquito Fleet and the insignia which was designed by Walt Disney consists of a mosquito riding on the top of a high speed torpedo. Shown in the picture is Lieutenant Earl S. Caldwell, USN, Commander of the squadron

New Mosquito Boat gets a tryout. Washington, D.C., June 19. The PT-9, ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a ship, docks, navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Members of the 28th Civil Engineering Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, use a "Reach All" mounted on an International 1900 truck to build a defensive watch tower during Ellsworth's Operational Readiness Inspection

Members of the 28th Civil Engineering Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Secretary of the Air Force F. Witten Peters observes an appendix removal training in the simulated OR, building 1900, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas

Secretary of the Air Force F. Witten Peters observes an appendix remov...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sheppard Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Tom Steele, USAF CIV. Release Status: R... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Dominick Roselli, USAF, 514th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), 514th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), McGuire AFB, New Jersey (NJ), is greeted by Ringmaster Kevin Vernardos, Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, during a ceremony held March 6, 2002, at the Continental Arena in Newark, NJ. The Ringling Brothers Circus presented a plaque to SSGT Roselli in recognition of his efforts at Ground Zero and service to the nation. SSGT Roselli's civilian job is as a firefighter for the Lakehurst Naval Air Station. One of four Lakehurst firefighters on the NJ urban search and rescue team, SSGT Roselli responded to the World Trade Center (WTC) attack and worked for a week and a...

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Dominick Roselli, USAF, 514th Civil Engineer Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Dominick Roselli, USAF, 514th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), 514th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), McGuire AFB, N... More

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Floyd L. Carpenter (second from right), Commander, 2nd Bomb Wing (BW), Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA), and dignitaries cut the ribbon officially unveiling the Eighth Air Force Museum's latest acquisition, the SR-71A Blackbird serial number 61-7967. The event was held in conjunction with the 100th Anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first successful powered heavier than air flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina (NC) on December 17, 1903

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Floyd L. Carpenter (second from righ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: AMN... More

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Floyd L. Carpenter (second from right), Commander, 2nd Bomb Wing (BW), Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA), and dignitaries cut the ribbon officially unveiling the Eighth Air Force Museum's latest acquisition, the SR-71A Blackbird serial number 61-7967. The event was held in conjunction with the 100th Anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first successful powered heavier than air flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina (NC) on December 17, 1903. Wearing a SR-71 full pressure suit, is USAF SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Dave Roberts, CHIEF Education and Training, 917th Wing

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Floyd L. Carpenter (second from righ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: MSG... More

A group photograph of the official party during the ribbon cutting ceremony to dedicate the 1909 Wright Flyer Monument, located in the Field of Dreams at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB), Ohio (OH). Pictured left-to-right are; Mr. Heitz; Mr. Ogg; US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Dick Reynolds (left), Commander, Aeronautical Systems Center; Mr. Godwin, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Brown

A group photograph of the official party during the ribbon cutting cer...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Larry K. Davenport, CIV Release ... More

A view of the 1909 Wright Flyer Monument located in the Field of Dreams at Wright Paterson Air force Base (AFB), OHIO (OH)

A view of the 1909 Wright Flyer Monument located in the Field of Dream...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Larry K. Davenport, CIV Release ... More

Joint service pallbearers transfer former US President Ronald Wilson Reagan's casket onto a cargo loading vehicle on the ramp at Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland (MD). The casket will be placed in the hold of Air Force One, in the background. Following a 24-hour lying-in-state in the US Capitol Rotunda and a State Funeral in the National Cathedral, President Reagan's remains are to be flown back to California (CA) for burial today at his presidential library

Joint service pallbearers transfer former US President Ronald Wilson R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Sophia Piellusch, CIV, USAF Release S... More

Members of the US Air Force (USAF) Band's Ceremonial Brass leave the ramp at Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland (MD), following the ceremony transferring the casket of former US President Ronald Wilson Reagan onto Air Force One. Following a 24-hour lying-in-state in the US Capitol Rotunda and a State Funeral in the National Cathedral, President Reagan's remains are to be flown back to California (CA) for burial today at his presidential library

Members of the US Air Force (USAF) Band's Ceremonial Brass leave the r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Sophia Piellusch, CIV, USAF Release S... More

Former president Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter bid a final farewell to former President Gerald R. Ford, the 38th president of the United States, during a military departure ceremony held in his honor at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., J an. 2, 2007. The Fords will continue on to Grand Rapids, Michigan, the hometown of the former commander in chief, where the grounds of the Gerald R. Ford Museum in Grand Rapids, Mich., will be the final place of internment for President Ford. (U.S. Air Force photo by AIRMAN 1ST Class Laura Cirksena) (Released)

Former president Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter bi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Laura Cirksena, USAF Release Stat... More

Members of the Joint Chiefs salute as former President Gerald R. Ford leaves Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Jan. 2, 2007, to Grand Rapids, Mich., for burial. (U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF SGT. D. Myles Cullen) (Released)

Members of the Joint Chiefs salute as former President Gerald R. Ford ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF Scene C... More

Blue MK 76 Marine practice bombs from the 1ST Marine Air Wing (MAW) sit aboard a truck at the 36th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Flight's range at Tarague beach on Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) pending disposal

Blue MK 76 Marine practice bombs from the 1ST Marine Air Wing (MAW) si...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joshua P.... More

A US Navy (USN) F-14D Tomcat, Fighter Squadron 213 (VF-213), Blacklions, Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia (VA), prepares to connect and refuel from a US Air Force (USAF) KC-10 Extender cargo tanker, 60th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Travis Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA), during a mission over the Persian Gulf region. Two USN F/A-18C Hornet fighters, Strike Fighter Squadron 87 (VFA-87), Golden Warriors, Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia (VA), wait their turn to slide in for aerial fueling. The VF-213 and VFA-87 are assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8), currently embarked aboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71)

A US Navy (USN) F-14D Tomcat, Fighter Squadron 213 (VF-213), Blacklion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: LTJG Scott Timmester, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Sailors, assigned to Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) and aid workers unload injured Indonesians from the cabin of an MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter.

Sailors, assigned to Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) and aid workers unlo...

Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia (Jan. 03, 2005) Sailors, assigned to Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) and aid workers unload injured Indonesians from the cabin of an MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter assigned to the "Gunbearer... More

Museum curator Harold D. "Buck" Rigg (right) and his brother Art Rigg, who built the 1/6th scale model of a Douglas O-6 Observation aircraft and donated it to the Eighth Air Force Museum, Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA), in memory of their father, Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) H.M. "Hal" Rigg. This is the type of aircraft that Lieutenant (LT) Eugene Hoy Barksdale, namesake of Barksdale AFB, flew on Aug 11, 1926 over McCook Field, Dayton Ohio (OH) testing the airplane for spin characteristics, and attempted to bailout when he could not recover from a flat spin. His parachute became entangled in the wing's brace wires and fell to his death. Barksdale AFB celebrated its 70th...

Museum curator Harold D. "Buck" Rigg (right) and his brother Art Rigg,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Museum curator Harold D. "Buck" Rigg (right) and his brother Art Rigg, who built the 1/6th scale model of a Douglas O-6 Observat... More

Art Rigg, brother of museum curator Harold D. "Buck" Rigg, poses by the 1/6th scale model of a Douglas O-6 Observation aircraft he built and donated to the Eighth Air Force Museum, Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA), in memory of their father, Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) H.M. "Hal" Rigg. This is the type of aircraft that Lieutenant (LT) Eugene Hoy Barksdale, namesake of Barksdale AFB, flew on Aug 11, 1926 over McCook Field, Dayton Ohio (OH) testing the airplane for spin characteristics, and attempted to bailout when he could not recover from a flat spin. His parachute became entangled in the wing's brace wires and fell to his death. Barksdale AFB celebrated its 70th...

Art Rigg, brother of museum curator Harold D. "Buck" Rigg, poses by th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Art Rigg, brother of museum curator Harold D. "Buck" Rigg, poses by the 1/6th scale model of a Douglas O-6 Observation aircraft ... More

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 76, Wright Field Firehouse, Northwest corner of Fifth & D Streets, Dayton, Montgomery County, OH

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 76, Wright Field Fir...

Significance: Building 76 was built in 1929 as the original Wright Field firehouse. It has undergone considerable alteration, but continues to serve as the fire station for Area B. Survey number: HAER OH-79-A... More

Wendover Air Force Base, War Reserve Strategic Storage, South of Interstate 80, Wendover, Tooele County, UT

Wendover Air Force Base, War Reserve Strategic Storage, South of Inter...

Survey number: HABS UT-125-CW Building/structure dates: 1944 Initial Construction

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Edwards Facility, Igniter Laboratory, Edwards Air Force Base, Boron, Kern County, CA

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Edwards Facility, Igniter Laboratory, Edward...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N702 Survey number: HAER CA-163-BB

Wendover Air Force Base, War Reserve Strategic Storage, South of Interstate 80, Wendover, Tooele County, UT

Wendover Air Force Base, War Reserve Strategic Storage, South of Inter...

Survey number: HABS UT-125-CU Building/structure dates: 1944 Initial Construction

Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, Small Arms Range, Northeast of A Street, Boron, Kern County, CA

Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, Small Arms Range, Northeast of A S...

Survey number: HAER CA-170-FF Public domain photograph of a desert, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wendover Air Force Base, Swimmimg Pool, South of Interstate 80, Wendover, Tooele County, UT

Wendover Air Force Base, Swimmimg Pool, South of Interstate 80, Wendov...

Survey number: HABS UT-125-A Building/structure dates: 1943 Initial Construction

Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, Lavatory T-14, Near North Base Road & B Street, Boron, Kern County, CA

Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, Lavatory T-14, Near North Base Roa...

Survey number: HAER CA-170-D Public domain photograph of a desert, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, Second Street Mess Hall T-10, Second Street, Boron, Kern County, CA

Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, Second Street Mess Hall T-10, Seco...

Survey number: HAER CA-170-B Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wendover Air Force Base, War Reserve Strategic Storage Building, South of Interstate 80, Wendover, Tooele County, UT

Wendover Air Force Base, War Reserve Strategic Storage Building, South...

Survey number: HABS UT-125-CO Building/structure dates: 1944 Initial Construction

Wendover Air Force Base, Building No. 52, South of Interstate 80, Wendover, Tooele County, UT

Wendover Air Force Base, Building No. 52, South of Interstate 80, Wend...

Survey number: HABS UT-125-DA Public domain photograph of historic church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wendover Air Force Base, War Reserve Strategic Storage, South of Interstate 80, Wendover, Tooele County, UT

Wendover Air Force Base, War Reserve Strategic Storage, South of Inter...

Survey number: HABS UT-125-CT Building/structure dates: 1944 Initial Construction

Wendover Air Force Base, Airmen's Dormitory, South of Interstate 80, Wendover, Tooele County, UT

Wendover Air Force Base, Airmen's Dormitory, South of Interstate 80, W...

Survey number: HABS UT-125-BC Building/structure dates: 1944 Initial Construction

A US Air Force (USAF) B-52H Stratofortress aircraft, assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing (BW), Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB) Louisiana (LA), sits parked in front of the original control tower and base operations building, now used to house the 2nd Operations Support Squadron (OSS) Base Operations Center (BOC), some 71-years after the buildings dedication in 1933

A US Air Force (USAF) B-52H Stratofortress aircraft, assigned to the 2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Michael A. Kaplan, USAF Relea... More

Wendover Air Force Base, War Reserve Strategic Storage, South of Interstate 80, Wendover, Tooele County, UT

Wendover Air Force Base, War Reserve Strategic Storage, South of Inter...

Survey number: HABS UT-125-CL Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction

Wendover Air Force Base, War Reserve Strategic Storage, South of Interstate 80, Wendover, Tooele County, UT

Wendover Air Force Base, War Reserve Strategic Storage, South of Inter...

Survey number: HABS UT-125-CX Building/structure dates: 1944 Initial Construction

Wendover Air Force Base, War Reserve Strategic Storage, South of Interstte 80, Wendover, Tooele County, UT

Wendover Air Force Base, War Reserve Strategic Storage, South of Inter...

Survey number: HABS UT-125-CZ Building/structure dates: 1944 Initial Construction

Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, Air Compressor Building, East of Second Street, Boron, Kern County, CA

Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, Air Compressor Building, East of S...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N728 Survey number: HAER CA-170-SS

Wendover Air Force Base, Black Powder Storage Building, South of Interstate 80, Wendover, Tooele County, UT

Wendover Air Force Base, Black Powder Storage Building, South of Inter...

Survey number: HABS UT-125-CN Building/structure dates: 1944 Initial Construction

Wendover Air Force Base, War Reserve Strategic Storage, South of Interstate 80, Wendover, Tooele County, UT

Wendover Air Force Base, War Reserve Strategic Storage, South of Inter...

Survey number: HABS UT-125-CR Building/structure dates: 1944 Initial Construction

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 71D, Propulsion Laboratory, Fuels & Lubricants, Dayton, Montgomery County, OH

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 71D, Propulsion Labo...

Significance: Building 71D is part of the Power Plant Laboratory Complex, the site of essential aircraft engine research and development, particularly during the 1930s and '40s. It was built due to the increas... More

Westover Air Reserve Base, Building No. 3151, 23 Kelly Road, Chicopee, Hampden County, MA

Westover Air Reserve Base, Building No. 3151, 23 Kelly Road, Chicopee,...

Significance: The house on the west side of Seawolf Avenue represents typical non-commissioned officer's housing during World War II. It comprises a portion of the original housing constructed on Westover Air ... More

Wendover Air Force Base, War Reserve Strategic Storage, South of Interstate 80, Wendover, Tooele County, UT

Wendover Air Force Base, War Reserve Strategic Storage, South of Inter...

Survey number: HABS UT-125-CQ Building/structure dates: 1944 Initial Construction

Offutt Air Force Base, Looking Glass Airborne Command Post, Vehicle Refueling Station, Northeast of AGE Storage Facility at far northwest end of Project Looking Glass Historic District, Bellevue, Sarpy County, NE

Offutt Air Force Base, Looking Glass Airborne Command Post, Vehicle Re...

Survey number: HAER NE-9-H Building/structure dates: 1972 Initial Construction

Navy's flying flagship. Washington, D.C., June 8. Rear Admiral Ernest J. King, completing his tour of duty as chief of the Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics, has a new Flying Flagship as he prepares to take over his new command as Commander Aircraft Base Force at San Diego. While other admirals have floating flagship from which to direct maneuvers, Rear Admiral King will take to the air to direct his forces, 6/8/36

Navy's flying flagship. Washington, D.C., June 8. Rear Admiral Ernest ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviator, 1910s-1920s, early 20th-century aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Pan American given permission to use Canton Island as air base. Washington, D.C., April 13. Following an agreement between the United States and Great Brittan for the common use of the Island of Canton and Enderbury in the South Pacific Ocean for international aviation and communication, Secretary of interior Harold Ickes today signed a license permitting Pan American Airways to use Canton Island as an air base for its commercial trans-Pacific air transport service between California and New Zealand. Secretary Ickes is show presenting the pen to Juan Trippe, President of Pan American, after the signing. 4-13-39

Pan American given permission to use Canton Island as air base. Washin...

Public domain vintage photo from New Zealand archive, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Members of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Carolina, land on the Charleston Air Force Base runway after jumping from a C-17 Globemaster III, 15th Airlift Squadron Charleston AFB, South Carolina. The jump was part of the 82nd Airborne Division Associations annual convention in downtown Charleston Aug. 8-12. 300 members of the 82nd exited from C-17s in six passes, 50 jumpers at a time. "The jump is the keystone event," said Captain Terrance McGraw, USA, event coordinator and commander, Headquarters Company, 82nd Airborne Division Support Command, and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, "It is part nostalgia and here is how we do it today. We have the utmost respect for the...

Members of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Carolin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Members of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Carolina, land on the Charleston Air Force Base runway after jump... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15D Eagle aircraft (left), from the 1ST Fighter Wing (FW), flies in formation with a restored World War Two (WWII) era P-38 Lightning aircraft over the Arizona desert during a USAF Heritage Conference 2002 training flight. The conference brings together civilian Heritage pilots and USAF Demonstration Team pilots to discuss safety and practice formation flying in a non-air show environment

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15D Eagle aircraft (left), from the 1ST Fighte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Greg L. Davis, USAF Release... More

Members of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Carolina, jump from a C-17 Globemaster III, 15th Airlift Squadron Charleston AFB, South Carolina. The jump was part of the 82nd Airborne Division Associations annual convention in downtown Charleston Aug. 8-12. 300 members of the 82nd exited from C-17s in six passes, 50 rs at a time. "The jump is the keystone event," said Captain Terrance McGraw, USA, event coordinator and commander, Headquarters Company, 82nd Airborne Division Support Command, and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, "It is part nostalgia and here is how we do it today. We have the utmost respect for the World War II veterans who did this on D-Day, those who...

Members of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Carolin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Members of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Carolina, jump from a C-17 Globemaster III, 15th Airlift Squadron... More

The American Flag is lowered to half mast during a Flagpole Ceremony held at Hickam AFB, Hawaii (HI) to commemorate the attack on Hickam Field during the WWII Japanese invasion

The American Flag is lowered to half mast during a Flagpole Ceremony h...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Christopher Campbell, USAF Release ... More

US Air Force Colonel (COL) William "Bill" Smith, USAF, lays a wreath during the American Memorial Day in France ceremony today at Rhone American Cemetery, Draguignan, France. COL Smith is the commander of the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, a small US detachment located on this French air base. He and more than 30 other Air Force members from the group joined representatives of the Navy, Army, and French military, along with French and American veterans' organizations at the ceremony. Fifty-two wreaths placed to honor the 861 American military veterans buried at Rhone who fought in southern France during World War II

US Air Force Colonel (COL) William "Bill" Smith, USAF, lays a wreath d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Draguignan State: Provence-Aples-Cote D'Azur Country: France (FRA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Kenneth Fidler, ... More

Juan Jose Morin Jr. (left), the first candidate for the Pilot for a Day program implemented at Laughlin Air Force Base (AFB), poses with Host Pilot Captain (CPT) Bradley J. Brumbaugh, 87th Flying Training Squadron (FTS). The program provides disabled or terminally ill children and their families a tour of the base experiencing Air Force flying operations firsthand. CPT Brumbaugh is wearing an 87th FTS WWII Heritage shoulder patch

Juan Jose Morin Jr. (left), the first candidate for the Pilot for a Da...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Laughlin Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Jose Mendoza, CIV, USAF Release Status:... More

Two World War II (WW II) era P-51 Mustang pursuit (fighter) aircraft fly in formation with an US Air Force (USAF) A-10A Thunderbolt II Warthog attack aircraft (center) during the Heritage Conference being held at Davis-Montham Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ)

Two World War II (WW II) era P-51 Mustang pursuit (fighter) aircraft f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremiah Erickson, USAF Rel... More

World War II veteran Sam Ramey and his wife Mildred shed tears while "Taps" is played following a flag folding ceremony honoring those lost during the September 11th terrorist attacks of 2001, at the Morningside Assisted Living Center in Sumter, South Carolina (SC)

World War II veteran Sam Ramey and his wife Mildred shed tears while "...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: MSG... More

US Army (USA) Rangers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade (ABN BDE) depart Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy (ITA) for Normandy, France (FRA) to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Normandy invasion which began the Allied occupation of Europe in World War II. On the morning of June 6, 1944, 225 Rangers invaded Omaha Beach on the northwest coast of France. After two days of fighting only 90 Rangers could still bear arms

US Army (USA) Rangers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade (ABN BDE) depart...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Priscilla Robinson, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Mrs. Florene Miller Watson (one of the first Women Air Forces Service Pilots during WWII), entertains women with her war stories while aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker refueler at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., on Sept. 17, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Carlye D. LaPointe) (RELEASED)

Mrs. Florene Miller Watson (one of the first Women Air Forces Service ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Carlye D. La Pointe Release Status... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Brian Duke, Videographer, 52nd Communications Squadron (CS), Spangdahlem Air Base (AB), Germany (DEU), signs a hat for a French citizen during celebrations outside St Mere Eglise, France (FRA). USAF SMSGT Duke is in France to document activities for the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasions of World War II (WWII)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Brian Duke, Videogr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saint Mere Eglise State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Timothy Cook, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Twenty-seven Japanese veterans from tank units stationed on the neighboring island of Saipan during World War II (WWII) came to pay respects to fallen comrades during a 60th Anniversary reunion. These veterans had family and friends stationed on Guam, and they didn't learn of their fates for years following the war. They came today with their families to place flowers, burn incense, light candles and give prayers at Tarague Beach a sight of major conflict during the war. The Japanese tank units at Tarague were the last enemy tanks on Guam and with their destruction by the United States Marine Corp (USMC) all organized resistance on Guam had ended

Twenty-seven Japanese veterans from tank units stationed on the neighb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bennie J. Davis III, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

Mr. James Cooper, a POW during the latter years of WWII, speaks at the annual POW/MIA Ceremony held in Heritage Park at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona. Mr. Cooper was a navigator with the Army Air Corps from 1943-1945 and became a German POW after being shot down 29 June 1944 during his 12th bombing mission. He was liberated on April 29th, 1945

Mr. James Cooper, a POW during the latter years of WWII, speaks at the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: S... More

Joint Honor Guard personnel prepare to tranport the remains of repatriated American warriors from the Korean War and World War II, from a C-141 Starlifter cargo aircraft at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, on Sept. 14, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by Mysti Bicoy, CIV.) (RELEASED)

Joint Honor Guard personnel prepare to tranport the remains of repatri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Contractor/Mysti Bicoy Release Status: R... More

Welcoming home their deployed family members and friends of the US Air Force (USAF) 2nd Bomb Wing (BW) and US Air Force Reserve (USAFR) 917th Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA), returning from deployment in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. In the background, the P-51 Mustang, Moonbeam McSwine, a WWII aircraft is on display

Welcoming home their deployed family members and friends of the US Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: MSG... More

Colonel (COL), Dave Lay, USAF, (Retired), listens as Brigadier General (BGEN), John C. Koziol, USAF, Commander, 8th Air Force speaks during a Dedication Ceremony at Barksdale AFB, LA. During the Ceremony retired members of the 68th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group, unveiled the artwork on the "Louisiana Belle II", a static display of a B-24 Liberator aircraft that flew 57 combat mission in 1944, during WWII, 52 mission as the lead ship

Colonel (COL), Dave Lay, USAF, (Retired), listens as Brigadier General...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Kimberly A. Warren, USAF Rele... More

A display of US Army (USA) World War Two (WWII) souvenirs, including a Bronze Star Medal, belonging to WWII Veteran Sergeant (SGT) Edward Francis Sweet, displayed during his Medal Presentation Ceremony, held at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA). The Bronze Star was awarded to Sweet 60 years after his service where he deployed over 1800 days as a radio operator with the 3rd Infantry Division. Sweet's Division was responsible for the eradication of the Nazi Army out of France as well as the defeat of the last ground soldiers in Southern Germany

A display of US Army (USA) World War Two (WWII) souvenirs, including a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Edmund K. Gibbons III, USAF ... More

US Army (USA) Private (PVT) Brian Plass salutes while his fellow infantrymen with the United States Third Infantry Regiment, or Old Guard, fire 19 rounds with four World War II vintage 3-inch anti-tank guns during the opening ceremony of the Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Service Open House (JSOH). The ceremony was hosted at Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland (MD), marked the 55th annual celebration of Armed Forces Day

US Army (USA) Private (PVT) Brian Plass salutes while his fellow infan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Tracy L. Demarco, USAF Release S... More

A US Army (USA) paratrooper with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, North Carolina (NC), prepares to jump from a US Air Force (USAF) C-130H Hercules cargo aircraft, 94th Airlift Wing (AW), Dobbins Air Reserve Base (ARB), Georgia (GA), over the Iron Mike Drop Zone (DZ) to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. More than 650 paratroopers jumped for the event near St Mere Eglise, France (FRA)

A US Army (USA) paratrooper with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, N...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A close up view of Mrs. Eillen Ferguson a Women Air Force Service Pilot (WASP) during World War II, who ferried US aircraft during World War II. Mrs. Ferguson was attending a meeting for Women in Aviation at the Museum at March ARB, CA

A close up view of Mrs. Eillen Ferguson a Women Air Force Service Pilo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Kimble Release Status: Re... More

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Steve Dellies speaks with World War II (WWII) veteran US Army (USA) First Lieutenant (1LT) Robert Shantz on arrival at Cherbourg, France (FRA). Mr. Shantz, from St. Louis, Missouri, was a member of the 15th Troop Carrier Squadron (TCS) during the D-Day Invasion. He was flown by USAF C-17A Globemaster III from the 15th Airlift Squadron (AS), Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), to be a part of the 60th Anniversary of D-Day

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Steve Dellies speaks with...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cherbourg State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Timothy Cook, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A US Army Air Force (USAAF) P-40 Tomahawk pursuit aircraft (left), piloted by Mr. Steve Hinton, and a US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft (right), piloted by USAF Captain (CPT) Matt Kouchoukos, Pilot, East Coast A-10 Demonstration Team, 23rd Fighter Group (FG), Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC), fly in close formation near Langley AFB, Virginia (VA). This formation represents the heritage between the 23rd FG of World War II (WWII) which stood down to become the famous Flying Tigers, and the legacy continues today. The P-40 arrived at Langley for the Flying Tigers Reunion

A US Army Air Force (USAAF) P-40 Tomahawk pursuit aircraft (left), pil...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ben Bloker, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A fully restored WWII era Japanese Zero Fighter aircraft performs aerial maneuvers during the Aerospace and Arizona Days Air Show held at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB) Arizona (AZ). The Zero flew with American fighter aircraft from the same era depicting a mock air battle over the base for the more than 300,000 guests that attended the two-day show

A fully restored WWII era Japanese Zero Fighter aircraft performs aeri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremiah Erickson, USAF Rel... More

Councilman Carrol Schubert (second from left), Chairman of the Board of the San Antonio City Council, Texas, pins a World War II 60th Anniversay pin on retired MASTER SGT. John Lawlor (center) during San Antonio's Honoring of WWII Veterans Ceremony on April 3, 2005, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (PHOTO by Alan Boedeker) (Released)

Councilman Carrol Schubert (second from left), Chairman of the Board o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Alan Boedeker, CIV Release Status: Rele... More

US Army (USA) paratroopers with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, North Carolina (NC), board a US Air Force (USAF) C-130H Hercules cargo aircraft, 94th Airlift Wing (AW), Dobbins Air Reserve Base (ARB), Georgia (GA), on their way to the Iron Mike Drop Zone (DZ) to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. More than 650 paratroopers jumped for the event near St Mere Eglise, France (FRA)

US Army (USA) paratroopers with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, No...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

[ Danny Kaye stands next to the bed of an injured GI at the Casualty Staging Flight unit, Tachikawa Air Base, Japan]

[ Danny Kaye stands next to the bed of an injured GI at the Casualty ...

The Library of Congress provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes and makes no warranty with regard to their use for other purposes. The written permission of the copyright owners... More

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) V. Wayne Lloyd (center), Commander, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), briefs Kyrgyzstan Republic World War II Military Veterans during an annual Victory Day Celebration held this year at Peter J. Ganci Jr. Air Base (AB), Kyrgyzstan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) V. Wayne Lloyd (center), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Peter J. Ganci Jr. Air Base State: Chuskaya Oblast Country: Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) Scene Camera Operator: M... More

Two World War Two (WWII) era P-51 Mustang aircraft and a US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle aircraft fly together during a Heritage Flight conducted during the Air Fest 2004 air show at March Air Reserve Base (ARB), California (CA)

Two World War Two (WWII) era P-51 Mustang aircraft and a US Air Force ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Wendy Brockel, USAF Release S... More

Two World War II (WW II) era P-51 Mustang pursuit (fighter) aircraft prepare to taxi to the runway to take off and fly participate in the Heritage Conference being held at Davis-Montham Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ)

Two World War II (WW II) era P-51 Mustang pursuit (fighter) aircraft p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lanie Mccneal, USAF Release... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15D Eagle aircraft (left), from the 1ST Fighter Wing (FW), flies in formation with a restored World War Two (WWII) era P-38 Lightning aircraft over the desert near Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ) during a USAF Heritage Conference 2002 training flight. The conference brings together civilian Heritage pilots and USAF Demonstration Team pilots to discuss safety and practice formation flying in a non-air show environment

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15D Eagle aircraft (left), from the 1ST Fighte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Greg L. Davis, USAF Release... More

A World War II (WW II) era P-51 Mustang pursuit (fighter) aircraft (foreground) taxis on the flight line in front of five parked US Air Force (USAF) A-10A Thunderbolt II Warthog attack aircraft during the Heritage Conference being held at Davis-Montham Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ)

A World War II (WW II) era P-51 Mustang pursuit (fighter) aircraft (fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremiah Erickson, USAF Rel... More

(Pictured left to right) Winwood Wood, Peg Calhorn, Eileen Ferguson, Bea St. Clare Thurston, Margaret Weiss, Bev Beesemyer, Mary Lou Neale, Dorthy Swan Lewis, Yvonne "Pat" Pateman, Nancy Staples, Emmie Drummond, and Alyce Rohrer all Women Air Force Service Pilot (WASP) during World War II, posed in front of P-38 Lighting aircraft at March Museum, at March ARB, California

(Pictured left to right) Winwood Wood, Peg Calhorn, Eileen Ferguson, B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Bill Kimble Release Status: Re... More

A World War Two (WWII) P-51D Mustang aircraft on display at the Air Mobility Command (AMC) Museum, Dover AFB, Delaware (DE). The aircraft is painted with the markings of the Tuskegee Airmen

A World War Two (WWII) P-51D Mustang aircraft on display at the Air Mo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: Dan Gill... More

Members of the Hickam AFB, Hawaii (HI) community and World War II veterans gather for the Zero Fighter Pilots Association Flagpole Ceremony. This event was held at Hickam AFB to commemorate the attack on Hickam Field during the Japanese invasion

Members of the Hickam AFB, Hawaii (HI) community and World War II vete...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Valarry Smith, USAF Release Status:... More

US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft, 437th Airlift Wing (AW), Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), and 62nd AW, McChord AFB, Washington (WA), parked at Cherbourg, France (FRA), ready for a 16 aircraft paratroop drop for a ceremony marking the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day Normandy invasion during World War II (WWII)

US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft, 437th Airlif...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY Base: Cherbourg State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Wayne Clark, USA... More

United States Air Forces in Europe Band's Brass Quintet based out of Sembach Air Base, Germany plays during RAF Mildenhall's Wing Change of Command Ceremony. The 100th Air Refueling Wing traces its lineage to World War II and the 100th Bomb Group. Today it's responsible for host management of RAF Mildenhall, providing the European theater, NATO, US, and allied forces with air refueling support. The Wing's honors include six Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards, one award with valor, two Distinguished Unit Citations, the French Croix de Guerre with Palm and seven WWII campaign streamers

United States Air Forces in Europe Band's Brass Quintet based out of S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Rasheen A. Douglas, USAF Relea... More

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Henry "Hank" Andrews Jr., Commander, 377th Air Base Wing (ABW), flanked by members of the Kirtland Air Force Base (AFB) Honor Guard, leads representatives of TEAM KIRTLAND in the New Mexico Expo Fair parade along Central Avenue in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The US Army (USA) 1941 Willys MB slat grill Jeep, a replica of the first staff vehicle from 1942, driven by retired USAF COL Lowell P. Little Jr

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Henry "Hank" Andrews Jr., Commander,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Albuquerque State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFMC Scene Camera Operator: Todd Berenger,... More

The Media interviews retired US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Samuel Mastrogiacomo after being presented with the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) Medal by Brigadier General (BGEN) Christopher Joniec, Commander of the 514th Air Mobility Wing (AMW) Air Force Reserve (AFR), McGuire Air Force Base (AFB), New Jersey (NJ). MSGT Mastrogiacomo, a World War II tail gunner with the Army Air Force is being recognized after 59 years, for extraordinary achievement in the destruction of five enemy aircraft while flying on bombardment missions

The Media interviews retired US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Command Scene Came... More

U.S. desert airmen check bombing plans. The crew of an U.S. Army Air Force B-25 bomber check their flight plans at a desert air base before taking off to bomb advance Axis position. They are (left to right) Lieutenant Bob Hill, Clear Lake, Iowa, bombardier; Lieutenant Bill Brytan, Denton, Texas, pilot; Lieutenant Jack Cross, Austin, Texas, navigator (he's checking the time); and Lieutenant Don Castle, Saint Joseph, Missouri, co-pilot; (crew member in rear is unidentified)

U.S. desert airmen check bombing plans. The crew of an U.S. Army Air F...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S. Army Air Corps SGT. Louis Sleeper (left), a World War II veteran, talks to visitors at the Aerospace and Arizona Days Air Show at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on April 2, 2005. He was a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft ball turret gunner from 1942-1945 and he was also a Prisoner-Of-War (POW) for six months. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Jesse Shipps) (Released)

U.S. Army Air Corps SGT. Louis Sleeper (left), a World War II veteran,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Jesse Shipps, USAF Release S... More

Japanese World War II Veteran Mr. Iwashita, President of the Zero Fighter Pilots Association is escorted by a member of the Hickam AFB, Hawaii (HI) Honor Guard Team, as they place a flower wreath during a Flagpole Ceremony held to commemorate the attack on Hickam Field during the Japanese invasion

Japanese World War II Veteran Mr. Iwashita, President of the Zero Figh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mike Boquette, USAF Release Status:... More

A US Army (USA) paratrooper with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, North Carolina (NC), prepares to jump from a US Air Force (USAF) C-130H Hercules cargo aircraft, 94th Airlift Wing (AW), Dobbins Air Reserve Base (ARB), Georgia (GA), over the Iron Mike Drop Zone (DZ) to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. More than 650 paratroopers jumped for the event near St Mere Eglise, France (FRA)

A US Army (USA) paratrooper with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, N...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

During a Dedication Ceremony at Barksdale AFB, LA retired and active duty service members salute the colors being presented by the Airline High School, Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROCT). During the Ceremony retired members of the 68th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group, unveiled the artwork on the "Louisiana Belle II", a static display of a B-24 Liberator aircraft that flew 57 combat mission in 1944, during WWII, 52 mission as the lead ship

During a Dedication Ceremony at Barksdale AFB, LA retired and active d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SSG... More

U.S. Army Air Corps SGT. Louis Sleeper, a World War II veteran, sits at the Meet a Hero table during the Aerospace and Arizona Days Air Show at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on April 2, 2005. He was a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft ball turret gunner from 1942-1945 and he was also a Prisoner-Of-War (POW) for six months. In the foreground is a photo of himself together with his crew members during WWII. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Jesse Shipps)(Released)

U.S. Army Air Corps SGT. Louis Sleeper, a World War II veteran, sits a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Jesse Shipps, USAF Release S... More

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